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here's no better Western Red Cedar than that manufactured by members of the Western Red Cedar lumber Association. And no better service. We're committed to product quality and customer satisfaction. The WRCLA symbol is your assurance that the cedar you buy is milled under strict quality controls to meet your expectations time after time.

But the WRCTA is more than iust a slmbol. We back our members'products with field saff in the west, midwest and southern regions. And we promote those products through advertising, literafure, tradeshows and seminars.

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Western Office Western Red Cedar Lumber Association lZ00 - 555 Bunard Street, Vancouver, BC V7X 1S7 Canada

Phone: (604) 684-0266 Fax: (604) 687-4930

Midwestern Office Western Red Cedar lumber Association

P0. Box 2888, Naperville, Ill 60567-2888 USA

Phone: (708) 369'2828

Fax: (708) 369-865r

Southeastern Office Western Red Cedar Lumber Association 4290 Bells Ferry Road, Suite 106 - 581, Kennesaw, GA 30144 USA

Phone: (404) 928-3318 Fax (404) 59r-8593

Research Houee Tests

Building p,roducts thA conserve the nation's material and energy resouroe are being testod in tbe Resource Conservation Researcb House built by the National Association of Home Builders Research Center in Bowie, Md.

The 3,600 sq.ft., two-story house uses steel framing and a cast-in-place concrete foundation forming syst€m utilizing post-consumer polystyrene recycle. Hardboard siding from Abitibi hice utilizes recovered wood fiber and roundwood. Ceiting tiles and panels are made with wood fiber containing 22% rccycled newsprint. Other tiles and panels con0ain 22Vo tecycled newsprint and 257o recovered mineral wood.

Spray applied wall insulation and

Gompany Shuns Big Chains

In order to support independent home centers and hardware stores, Sashco Sealans is not selling its products to chains such as Home Depot, HomeBase and Builder's Square.

"Our in0ention is not to degrade or

Conservatlon Products

loose-fill attic insulation contain recovered newsprint. Insulated wall sheathing from Dow Chemical contains l0% post consumer polystyrene recycle. Wallboard from LouisianaPacific is 70% gypsum and 30% recycled waste paper. Naitite roofing is 52% resin from recycled computer housings.

Owens-Coming Fiberglas windows have a frane and sash of composit€ polyester resin reinforced with fiberglass and finished with a polyurethane coating. Timbrex, a50% sawdustand 50% post-consumer polyethylene recycle wood substitute product from Mobil Chemical Co., is used for deck materid, railings, columns, landscape timbers and trim.

The house is open for tours.

reflect negatively on tbese retailers," company president Les Burch said. "We only wish to support our dealerdisributc network in the best way we know how."

The company emphasizes its commitment to the independent with a panphlet, "Product Selocdon: A Competitive Guide," sbowing retrrihrs how to apply competitive merchandlsing finciples. Ace Hardware, Hardware Wholesalers Inc. and Distribution America reportedly are cooperating with the company in its efforts.

Lumbermen's Club Offlcers

Revis Gobbell, Wilson Lumber Co., is the new president of the Lumbeimen's Club of Meurnhis

Jinmy Whittington" Jimmy Whit4ngolr Lumber, lst v.p.; Joe Hyrka, Sam Carey Lumber, 2nd v.p.; Walter Whitley, National Oak Flooring Manufacturefs Association, sec./reas., and direcors Judd Johnson, DeSoto Hardwood Flooring; Walter Rayley Powell, Powell Hardwood Manufacturing, and Tommy G. Wooley, Northwest Hardwoods, also took office at t[e Jan. 7 installation luncheon.

Ed Day, Miller Publishing, Iawson Maury, Jr., Maury Lumber International, and Richard Wilkerson, Anderson Tully Co., are renrning directors. The club will meet with the Forest Products Traffic Association Feb. 25 at tbe Racquet Club of Memphis.

Structural Panel Tariffs Cut

Tariffs have been cut in half on between the two countries over harU.S. and Canadian plywood and com- monization of structural wood panel pletely eliminated on oriented strand perfutnance standards. Standards deboard, waferboard and particleboard veloped by a Binational Commiuee of under a tariff reduction schedule im- technical experts are now approved plemented by both counries. and recognized by standard groups in Tariff on Canadian plywood enter- both countries. ing the U.S. has been reduced ta ll%o

The American Plywood Associaand will be phased out in equal annual tion has been accredited as a certificaincrements, reaching zeroJan.l, 1998. tion agency by the Standards Council The tariff, now 7.5Vo, on U.S. plywood of Canada- Without this, U.S. strucentering Canada will be reduced in the tural wood panel manufacturers would same nrannef. have been virtually excluded from the Reduction was made possible by Canadian market since APA repreresolution of a long standing dispute sents the vast majority of them.

Fire Code Task Force Forms

Proposed changes in sprinkler fire ABS drain pipe, shower enclosures, codes that could significantly increase outdoor lighting, signature series retailers' costs have prompted forma- lighting, telephones, smoke detectors, tion of an industry task force to de- patio fumiture, cord trimmer tools, veloplesscostlysprinkleralternatives. garden hose, trash bags, trash cans, Changes which may take effect as bird feeders, plastic pots, sprinklers, eady as 1994 apply to Group "A" pails, sprayers, toys, small appliances plastics including paint trays and andfoampackaging. brushes, drop cloths, shop vacuums, "The new systems could cost each tool boxes, truck boxes, flashlights, retailer or manufacturer an average of laundry tubs, foam pipe insulation, $25,000 per store with no significant improvement in safety," said spokesman Jim Tomes. Home Depot and HomeBase arc among those joining the task force. HomeQuarters and Eagle Hardware are said to be considering taking parl

Moore's Adds To Distribution

Moore's Lumber and Building Supplies has added a 50,000 sq. ft., $2 million Quik-Pik center at its Roanoke, Va., distribution center.

Linked to cash registers at the 64 stores, the new, automated operation enables the company to stock alnost 4,000 plumbing, hardware and paint items. Products are delivered weekly to the stores in nine states by a fleet of 70 trucks. Mark Cole is manager.

Contractor Sales Contest

The contractor sales deparbnent at Lowe's, Clarksville, Tn., won top honors in a company-wide "Truckload of Cash" contest.

Contractor sales deparunents of 320 stores were divided into 23 groups.